+1 on the spolier.
However good point raised non the less.
I think its combination of factors that have Casey & Rossi where they are...
a) both guys are on Bridgestone rubber, it's fair to say that they are on the pick to the lot... which is good for them but bad for competition... so the two run away easier.
b) Yamaha have spent alot of time/money getting their set-up right to suit Vale
c) Ducati have spent time and money to try and control a bucking bronco, all 4 ducati riders have commented on the animal that the ducati is. So development is fixing a problem, rather than makeing a bike & rider improve. There is a slight difference there.
d) There has been a Yamaha on the podium every race! Yamahas have filled the top10 finishers at every race, meaning their bike development is much faster than Ducati's.
e) Stoner and Ducati are really making it fast for 1 rider but from data from only 1 rider... = slower development
f) Casey has no support... there is a reason why teams have more than 1 rider as you need help for not just bike developent, but in race strategy. Last year Loris did a much better job than any of the other Duc riders this year.
g) following from f) the opposite is true from the Yamah squad. Rossi has plenty of help and Yamaha have plenty of skilled riders...
h) If Stoners is indeed injured then this is going to affect him both physically and mentally. Rossi has been injury free for some time now. Also the Yamaha requires less physicall effort than the Ducati, so in any given race the Duc riders are having to work that much harder, some times it pays off, sometimes it doesn't.
ok... enough blah blah
- Chris
